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Relationship Between Hours of CPAP Use and Achieving Normal Levels of Sleepiness and Daily Functioning

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Weaver, Terri E., Maislin, Greg, Dinges, David F., Bloxham, Thomas, George, Charles F. P., Greenberg, Harly, Kader, Gihan, Mahowald, Mark +2 more·2007·Sleep

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STUDY OBJECTIVES: Evidence suggests that, to maintain treatment effects, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) needs to be used every night. What remains unknown is the nightly duration of use required to normalize functioning. This study, employing probit analyses and piecewise regression to estimate dose-response functions, estimated likelihoods of return to normal levels of sleepiness and daily functioning relative to nightly duration of CPAP. DESIGN: Multicenter, quasi-experimental study. SETTING: Seven sleep centers in the United States and Canada. PARTICIPANTS: Patients with severe OSA (total cohort n = 149; the numbers of included participants from 85 - 120, depending on outcome analyzed.) INTERVENTIONS: CPAP. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Before treatment and again after 3 months of therapy, participants completed a day of testing that included measures of objective and subjective daytime sleepiness and functional status. There were significant differences in mean nightly CPAP duration between treatment responders and nonresponders across outcomes. Thresholds above which further improvements were less likely relative to nightly duration of CPAP were identified for Epworth Sleepiness Scale score (4 hours), Multiple Sleep Latency Test (6 hours), and Functional Outcomes associated with Sleepiness Questionnaire (7.5 hours). A linear dose-response relationship (P < 0.01) between increased use and achieving normal levels was shown for objective and subjective daytime sleepiness, but only up to 7 hours use for functional status. CONCLUSIONS: Our analyses suggest that a greater percentage of patients will achieve normal functioning with longer nightly CPAP durations, but what constitutes adequate use varies between different outcomes.

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Authors
Weaver, T. E., Maislin, G., Dinges, D. F., Bloxham, T., George, C. F. P., Greenberg, H., Kader, G., Mahowald, M., Younger, J., & Pack, A. I.
Affiliations
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • Western University (CA)
  • Northwell Health (US)
  • Hennepin County Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Weaver, Terri E.
Venue
Sleep
Published
2007-06
Volume
30
Issue
6
Pages
711-719
ISSN
  • 0161-8105 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9109
OpenAlex
W152319107
Cited by
1,058
References
39
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FWCI
22.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • SLEEP (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Pfizer
  • Sanofi
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Hennepin County Medical Center
  • Jazz Pharmaceuticals
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Respiratory Support and Mechanisms
Keywords
CPAP adherence, continuous positive airway pressure, obstructive sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, functional status, dose-response relationship, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, multiple sleep latency test
MeSH terms
Adult, Circadian Rhythm, Female, Humans, Disorders of Excessive Somnolence, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Surveys and Questionnaires, Severity of Illness Index, Polysomnography, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure

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